Description

An exceptional warm climate shrub with colorful emerging and fall foliage; showy clusters of creamy white flowers covering the plant in late spring, followed by masses of red fruit in fall; for best fruiting use V. odoratissimum as pollenizer

Landscape Attributes

Handsome Devil® Viburnum is a multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other landscape plants with less refined foliage.

Handsome Devil® Viburnum is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Handsome Devil® Viburnum will grow to be about 8 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 7 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.